Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,493, Joe Dowrey, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
★ Dowrey, Joe or Dairrey
NUMBER S. 36,493
CONTENTS

Connecticut Roll.
1280
Joe Dawrey, Capt Carr Private, 4 Massachusetts Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of Jan y 1818 and sent to Asahel Miller, Esq. Saybrook, Conn t .
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818.
Served in the war
4 months 19/30. $37.06
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
77 War 6 years
Saybrook, Middlesex Co.
Continued on the Roll under the law of the 1 st May 1820
Application sent to John Lusk Esq 5 July 1820
Middletown Connecticut

36 493 Rev INVALID.
Rev
File No. 36,398
Joe Dawey His Rev. Dad
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 104
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 8.
Joe Downey
Saybrook
No 1280.
Spd. 30 June 1818.
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United States of America.
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT } County of Middlesex.
ss. Haddam June 14 th 1820
On this 14 th day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas, holden at Haddam in and for the County of Middlesex; being a Court of Record, according to the laws of the State of Connecticut; by which it was created; and having the power of fine and imprisonment; Joe Downey aged Sixty seven years, resident in Saybrook in the County and District aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: to wit: in the Massachusetts Line in a Regiment commanded by Col. William Shepard in Capt. Samuel Carr's company, as more particularly stated in his original declaration, dated the 16 th day of April A. D. 1818; that he has received a Pension, the Certificate of which, bears the Number 4280. or, 1280 - the number being obscure and uncertain
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Joe Downey

Schedule of the real and personal estate of Joe Downey abovenamed, comprising every article of the same, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted: to wit:
1 Dwelling house standing on Common Land unfinished { value $30- Furniture - none - Joe Downey

I, the said Joe Downey , do also swear — — — — — that my occupation is, and for more than Twenty years last past, has been that of a Gardner ; that by reason of Rheumatism & cramp &c I am unable to labour more than one fourth part of the year, that my family consists of 6 persons who steadily reside with me; whose names, ages, and capacity to contribute to their own support, are, as near as can be ascertained by me, as follows, to wit:
Sylvia my wife aged 53 Years ability equal to  scarcely able her support. to do the ordinary domestic business of the house
Hiram a son, aged 4 Yrs; ability not equal to his support. Phebe a daughter aged 19 Years with a child of hers three Years old - not one half equal to the support of herself and child - a daughter Hannah aged 11 Years subject to fits and can do nothing towards her support - a daughter Leah aged 5 Years - a son Hiram 4 Yrs old who are wholly unable to contribute to their support.
Joe Downey
SWORN to and declared on the 14 th day of June 1820 before the Court of Common Pleas for Middlesex County
M c Trick
Clerk of said Court.
I, M c Trick - Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for M c Co. hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Thirty dollars and cents
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 14 th day of June 1820.
M c Trick Clerk of said Court
Clerk of the Court for the

Conchita Mesa

Joe Dawsey of Saybrook County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut formerly of Newbernport in Massa- chusetts a resident citizen in the State of Connecticut under Oath declared and says that he served in the War of the revolution about six years on the continental establishment that he enlisted about the month of February A. 1777 into the 4th Company of Capt Wm. Shepard's Regiment in the Massa- chusetts line the  said Company the said Company at that time was commanded by Capt. Samuel Barrn that he continued in said Company and Regiment under said Barrn till he was appointed Major which was about three years - the remain- der of the time he served in the same Company and Regiment under Capt. Woodbrook and Burn- ham - that he left the service at the conclusion of the War - when he was honorably discharged - that his discharge is lost by time and accident and that by reason of his reduced circumstances he is in need of assistance from his country for sup- port - Dated at said Saybrook this 16th day of April A. 1818 - Joe his Dawsey mark

State of Connecticut ss Middlesex County Be it remembered that on this 16 th day of April 1813 personally appeared before me Asher Miller Esq r Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Joe Dawsey of Saybrook in said County a resident resident citizen of said State and being duly cautioned and carefully examined made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
A
A. Miller C. Justice as aforesaid
And I further certify that it appears to my satisfaction the said Joe Dawsey did serve in the revolutionary War against the Common Enemy as stated in the preceding declaration and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to directions of the Act of Congress in such case made and provided
B
A. Miller C. Justice as aforesaid
State of Connecticut ss Middlesex County I John Fisk Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of County of Middlesex do certify that the Hon Asher Miller Esquire of Middletown in said State is Chief Judge of said Court and that his name subscribed to the preceding and annexed certificates marked A. (B. C.) is his proper hand Writing

Benoni Shipman of Saybrook County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut of lawful Age deposes and says that he was well acquainted with the Daw- rey of said Saybrook now an applicant for a pension under the Revo- lutionary Soldier Act - that he frequently saw the said Dawrey while in the service & that he had the reputation from Col. Shepard and others of doing his duty faithfully and that and that by reason of the  then Dawrey's pecuniary circumstances he is in need of assistance from his country for sup- port - Dated at said Saybrook this 16 th day of April A.D. 1818 -
Benoni Shipman
State of Connecticut s.s. County of Middlesex Be it remembered that on this 16 th day of April 1818 personally appeared before me Fisher Miller Esq. Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Benoni Shipman of Saybrook in said County and being duly cautioned and carefully examined made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth C A. Miller C. Justice as aforesaid

and signatures - In testimony whereof I have hereto set my Hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 1 st day of May A D 1818 —
J. M. Pick C.M.